Voting-machine.



P. KEIPBR.

VOTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIONIILED JULY 24, 1905.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.-

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VOTING MACHINE.

1 APPLICATION TILED JULY 24, 1905.

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' WITNESSES: I VENTOR FRANK-KEIPER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

' VOTING-MACHINE Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

Application filed July 24:, 1905. Serial No. 271,051.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK KEIPER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Rochester, county of Monroe, State of New York, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in Voting-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to get a coinpact arrangement of the keys and counters in a voting machine and to drive the counters of the voting machine by means of a Geneva stop movement drive, by means of which the counters are positively driven and yet held at all times positively locked by the actuator that drives the counter.

A further object of my invention is to secure such an arrangement of the parts of the voting machine by which the consecutive counters or rather the counters belonging to consecutive keys will be placed alternately on both sides of the party row of keys to which they belong, the even number of the counters being placed .on one side of the party row of keys to which it belongs and the odd number of counters being placed on the other side of the party row of keys to which theybelong.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a vertical transverse section on the section line I, I m Fig. 2; Fig. 2 IS a top plan view of the machine with a part of the top plate broken away, showing the keys in section and the connection between the keys and counters; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of the counters taken on the section line III", III in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the connection between the odd numbered keys and their counter actuators. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the keys connecting the even numbered keys with their counter actuators.- -Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the counter and its actuator belonging to an odd numbered key. The actuator and its key are in their normal position ready for voting, and the tooth of the actuator is in line with the groove in the units wheel. Fig. 7 shows the key in voted position and the actuator. with its driving tooth in line with the teeth of the unitswheel'. Fig. 8 shows the actuator driven from the position shown.

in Fig 7, having advanced the counter one number. Fig. 9 shows the key reset and the actuator in it's neutrahposition, from which it is rocked to position shown in Fig. 6.. Fig.

10 is a transverse section of the machine on the line X, X in 12. Fig- "11 is a side elevation of the keysand the resetting mechanism. Fig. 1-2 is a horizontal section on a plane immediately under the top plate of the machine as shown in Fig-10.

1n the aocompanyin drawing like reference numerals refer to like parts.

In the accompanying drawings reference numeral 1, 1 refers to the keys, these keys being numbered consecutively according to the order in which they occur in the various I party rows and the party rows being lettered in the order in which they occur on the face ofthemachine from left to right. In Fig. 1 are shown the keys, which in Fig. 2' are referred toas the keys '7 and 8 the key 7 being depressed into voted position and the key 8 being in normal position. The key 1, has at a suitable point thereon a pin 2, which pin engages with the cam slot 3 in the piece A connecting the key with the counter actuator 9. The cam slot 3 is soshaped that the actuator is not moved sidewise until the interlock is completed as shown in Fig. 3 'ofiny Patent 898,114 and then the cam acts on the continued movement of-the key to place the actuator in driving position for its counter. The piece 4, as is shown in Fig. 4, consists of a single -.iece of metal bent to a U shape,

having t erein slots 6, which engage with the guide or bar 7. This bar 7 is stationary and the ieces 4 are free to slide thereon sub- 'ject to t e limitations their movement im- 1posed upon thereby the connection with the ey. On the oppositeside of the bar from the key the iece l has cut the-rein aU shaped o ning or ork 8, the rongs of which straddi and engage with t e counter actuator 9, which has a groove 12 therein for that purpose. On said counter actuator 9 is a tooth 11,- said tooth being carried .ona' part of the actuator that is otherwise cylindrical, except where it is recessed at the base of the tooth,

similar to the shape of the counter actuatorshown in the, patent to Dean, 636,730. These counter actuator-s5 of the odd .num-

bered keys of a party row are all mounted to slide on a single square shaft, and the sliding movement of said counter actuator'is regulated by the operation of the key as hereinafter described. The counter actuator of the even numbered keys in each party row are mounted to slide on a similar shaft. The

units wheel 50 of the counter is composed of a single vacuum casting, on one side of which is cast the ten teeth and ten recesses necessary in a counterof this type, andbetweeii carries the fi ures is a groove, which may be cast in the eel or which may be turned in effect on the counter.

however, moved to the position shown in connection with the keys 7 'in' Fig. 2, the

way movement of "the counter actuator is the wheel 'or may be formed by an other process. In this, groove 12 normal y rests the tooth 11 of the actdator't), and the oscil lation of this tooth by the shaft 13, as long .as the tooth is .in this position, can have no When thetooth is,

tooth is then in line with the row 14 of -Genev ,a stop'movement'teeth; on-- the units wheel of the counter, so that on the rotation of said actuator,- the counter will be compelled to advance one number.- It is under- "stood'that the units Wheel 50lis earedto the tens wheel 51 and the tens whee is'geared to the hundreds wheel 52 by any. suitable form of transfer mechanismthat will positively communicate the motion of .oneWheel to the interlock described'in t e, patent to next and keep 'It will be understood that all ofthe keys of one number belong .to' candidates for the same office and are suitably interlocked against each other by any of the devices'de by) the.

scribed in "my former applications or ean above referred to. Such interlocks not constituting any'necessarypartof this invenereln; Y

of the dew connecting .the evennumbered keys with the counter actuator. In order to keep the counters in the proper positions so that they may all be read from the same point of view, this connecting piece is made much longer, so as to connect with the units wheel of the counter belonging to said key,

. which is necessarily more remote from the key, it being understood that the units wheel of the counters 5', and 6 will occur in the This arrangement of the counters with reference to their keys permits the use of large coun-' ters in a smal wise posslble.

er space than would be otherblethe keys and counters. in sections comprising two keys and their respective counte'rs, it being understood that the keys of adjacent sections are associated with. each other by the interlocking mechanism and the counters in the lines parallel to the party row of keys are associated by the shaft 13, by means of which their counter actuators are driven, and the keys of each'ofiice line are further associated by thev bar 40, one of whicl'i is provided foreach oflice line'for the purpose of resetting the keys. It is further understood that the shaft operating to drive the counter actuator operates immediately on the movement of the operating lever of the machine to drive the counters forward one number for each of said counters whose an o he wheels securely lockedtogether. I

It'also enables me to assem' keys have been placed in voted position, and when this movement has been completed the resetting ofthe keys by means ofthe bar 40 takes place, by means of which the tooth of the counter actuator is again placed in line with the groove 12 in the units Wheel of the counter, after-which it may be rocked back by the shaft 13 to its initial position, from which it is again ready, to be moved by the voting-of the key for the urpose of further advancing the counter. 11 this way a four 'secured:1st'.- The voting of the key moves the counter actuator from an idleposition to I an active orpotential position, this movement being a sliding" movement along the shaft 1.3; 2nd. A movement due to the rocking of the shaft 13 bywhich the unitswheel of the counteris driven forward; one number or step; 3rd. A sliding movement of the counter actuator back to a positioninwluch its tooth is in line with the groove 12in the is moved to its original position. The first movement is secured by the voting move ment of the key; the second movement issecur'ed-by the rocking of the shaft 13 in one' direction; the third movement is secured bythe resetting of the key, and the fourth movement is secured by the rocking of the shaft in the reverse direction.- The coordination of the parts. of the machine for securing these consecutive functions will now be described In Fig. 10 is shown the operating lever 20 of the machine, keyed'to a shalt a which supports the bevel gear 21 meshing with the bevel gear 22, which bevel gear in turn is keyed to a shaft 23'. Keyed tothe shaft 23 is an arm 24, which arm carries thereon a pin 25. Theshaft 23 also carries thereon an arm 26 having a pin thereon 27 Mounted on one side of said shaft is the sliding rack bar 28, and mounted on the otherside of said shaft is the bar 29. Carried on the bar 28 or integral therewith, is the plate 31, having an open ended slot 30 therein, in which sl'ot engages the pin 27 on the arm 26; When the shaft 23 moves in the direction shown by the arrow in Fig. 12, the bar 28 is driven to the right by means of the crank 26 and the pin 27, and when the pin 27 reaches the curved portion of the plate 31, the bar 28 remains stationary and 1s held against backward movement, On

the bar 29 is a similar late 32, with which plate 32 and begins to move the bar 29 to the left. In this way the successive move-' .units Wheel-of the-counter; 4th. A backward 'oscillationxof the shaft 13 by which the tooth the pin 25 engages With the slot 33 and the 36, one of said bell ment of these two bars is secured and at the 1 said counters having a units wheel provided proper time. At suitable intervals, as l with a cylindrical surface, with ten digits shown in Fig. 12, the bar 28 has racks 34, 34 marked thereon, said units wheel also having cut therein, with which mesh the pinions 35,

a gear composed of ten driving and locking 35, which pinions are mounted on the square teeth, said wheel being also provided with an shafts 13, 13, which shafts carry the actuators of the counters. The sliding bar 29 is pivoted at suitable intervals to hell cranks cranks being provided for each party row of keys. Each of said bell cranks is pivoted on a stud 37 and at the end of its long arm 38 is connected to a link 39, which in turn is pivoted to a sliding cam bar 40. This sliding cam bar by its forward movement in the direction shown by the arrow in Fig. 12, causes the positive resetting and the locking of the keys. This cam bar has at suitable .intervals thereon one camfor each key of its party line. The bar passes through a slot 41 in each key and the longitudinal movement of said bar through the keys will raise all of those that have been depressed. This raising of the keys, as will be seen, does not take place however until after the rocking of the shaft 13 has been completed, so that the counter actuators are then in the position shown in Fig. 8. The subsequent resetting of the keys by the bar 40 moves the counter actuators to the position shown in Fig. 9, and the operation of thelever 20 preparatory to voting moves the counter actuators to the position shown in Fig. 6. It will thus be seen that the voting of the key moves the counter actuator from the osition shown in Fig. 6 to that shown in ig. 7. .The first part of the movement of the operating lever 20 causes the oscillation of the actuator from the position shown in Fig. 7 to the position shown in Fig. 8, the further movement of the lever 20 moves the actuator to the position shown in Fig. 9 and the reverse movement of the lever moves the actuator to the position shown in Fig. 6.

The wheels 50, 51 and 52 of the counters are mounted to turn on the shafts 53, which shafts are supported by hearings in the brackets 54, which brackets in turn are fastened to the cover plate 55, so that the periphery of the counter wheels 50, 51 and 52 are carried at a uniform distance from the cover plate 55, which distance is but little more than the radius of the cylindrical numbered surfaces of the counter-wheels, leaving the-smallest ossible clearance between the counter whee s and the cover plate 55. The numbered surfaces of the counter wheels come directly under and in line with the sight openings of the cover plate shown in Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and patentable is as follows 1 1. .In a voting machine, the combination of a series of .keys arranged in a party line, single axis counters for said keys, each of annular groove between said gear and said cylindrical surface, said, counters being ar--- ranged on each side of said line of keys, and counter actuators, the odd numbered keys in said line ofkeys being designed to operate the actuators for the counters on one side of said line and the even numbered keys being designed to actuate the actuators for the' counters on the other side of saidline, substantially as described.

2. In a voting machine, the combination of a plurality of series of keys, each series being arranged in a party line, counters for each series of keys arranged on each side of said party line, each of said counters being a single 'aXis counter and having therein a units with a cylindrical surface wheel provided marked thereon, said units with ten digits -wheel also having a gear composed of ten driving and locking teeth, said wheel being also'provided with an annular groove between said gear and said cylindrical surface, and counter actuators, the odd numbered keys in the party line being-designed to operate the actuators for the counters on one side of said line and the even numbered keys being adapted to operate the actuators of the counters on the other side of said line, substantially as described.

3. In a voting machine, a units Wheel for a decimal counter, having a cylindrical surface with ten digits marked thereon, said wheel also having a gear composed of ten driving and locking teeth and provided with an annular groove between said gear and said cylindrical surface, said gear having no diameter greater than the'greatest diameter of the rest of the wheel, a driving and locking means for said wheel including a four-way movement actuator, with a single driving tooth thereon adapted, when in inoperative position, to lie in said groove, said actuator moving across the face of the units wheel and oscillating in correspondence with it and holding said wheel locked during its oscillation, substantially as described.

4. In a voting machine, a units wheel for a decimal counter, having a cylindrical surface with ten digits marked thereon, said wheel also having a gear composed of ten driving and locking teeth and provided with an, annular groove between said gear and said cylindrical surface, said gear having no diameter greater than the greatest diameter of the rest of the wheel, a driving and locking means for said wheel including a four-way movement actuator, with a single driving tooth thereon adapted, when in inoperative position, to lie insaid groove, said actuator moving-across the face of the units wheel and oscillating in correspondence with it and holding said wheel locked during itsioscillation, and a cover plate whereby a uniform clearance between the cover late of the counter and both the numbere surface and driving gear of the units wheel is secured, said cover plate. extending parallel to the axis of the counter, substantially as described. a

5. In a votin'gmachine, a units Wheel for a decimal counter, having a cylindrical surface with ten digits 'marked thereon, s'aid' wheel also. having a gear composed of ten driving and locking teeth and provided with clearance between the, cover plate of the" counter and both the numbered surface and driving gear of the units Wheel is secured, said coverplateextending parallel to the axis of the counter, and a longitudinally 'movable key-for said counter, said key being movable in a plane transverse to the axis of the counter, substantially as described.

6. In a voting machine, the combination of a longitudinally movable key with a pin thereon, a U-shaped traveler having a cam groove therein with which said pin engages, a bar supporting said traveler, an actuator having an annular groove engaged bysaid traveler, asquare shaft on which said actuator isfree to slide except as controlled by said traveler, said shaft being capable of oscillating with its traveler, and a Geneva stop movement counter engaged by said actuator and by which actuator said counter is either driven or locked, substantially a's described. i

7. In a voting machine, the combination of counters, longitudinally movable keys arranged in pairs, each key having a pin thereon and said pins extending in opposite directions, a U-shaped traveler for each key having a cam groove cut therein with which the pin of the cor'respondin key engages, a bar supporting each of sai travelers, an actuator having an annular groove en aged by said traveler, a square shaft on w ich said actuator is supported, said actuator being free to slide on said shaft except as controlled by said traveler, said shaft being capable ofoscillating with its actuator, a Geneva .stop

movement counter engaged by said actuator and by whlch actuator said counter may be ing a gear com osed of ten driving and locking teeth, sai wheel being also provided with an annular groove between said gear and said cylindrical surface, keys for said counters arranged in a single row between said rows of counters, said keys moving at right angles to the axes of said counters and the shafts of their actuators, an actuator for each counter andhaving a-four way movement for driving and locking said counter, two oscillating shafts one for each row of counters, each shaft supporting and driving all the actuators of its row of counters, connections between the even numbered keys and their actuators and counters on one side of said row of keys, similar connections between the odd numbered keys and their counters on the other side of said row of keys, said even and odd-numbered keys being shaped substantially alike, said connections comprising a in and cam slot whereby the movement of t e key transverse to the actuator shaft causes a movement of its actuator along the actuator shaft.

9. In a voting machine, the combination of a plurality of single axis counters arranged consecutive y in pairs in two parallel rows, each of said counters having a units wheel provided with a cylindrical surface with ten digits marked thereon, said wheelalso having a gear com osed of ten driving and looking teeth,.sai wheel being also provided with an annular groove between said gear and said cylindrical surface, keys'for said counters arranged in a single row'between said rows of counters, said keys moving at right angles to the axes of said counters and the shafts of their actuators, an actuator for each counter andhaving a four way movement'for driving and locking said counter,

two oscillating shafts one for each row of counters, each shaft supporting and driving all the actuators of its row of counters, means for driving said oscillating shafts in unison, connections between the, even numbered keys and their actuators and counters on one side of said row of keys, similar connections between the odd numbered keys and their counters on the other side of said row ofkey-s, said evenand odd numbered keysbeing shaped substantially alike, said connections comprising a pin and cam slot verse to "the actuator shaft causes a movement of its actuator along the actuator shaft. 10. In a voting machine, the combination of a plurality of single axis counters arranged consecutive y in pairs in two parallel rows, keys for said counters arranged in a single row between saidrows of counters, said keys moving at right angles to the axes of said counters and the shafts of their actuators, an actuator for each counter and having a four way movement for driving and locking said counter, two oscillating shafts one for each row ofcounters, each shaft sup porting and d-riving'all the actuatorsofits row of counters, means for driving said oscillating shafts in unison, said means consisting of a single rack bar, connections between the even numbered keys and their actuators and counters on one side of said row ofkeys, similar connections between the odd numbered keys and their counters on the other side of said row of keys, said even and odd numbered keys being shaped substantially alike, said connections comprising a'pin and cam slot whereby the movement of the key transverse to' the actuator shaft causes a nlio fzement of its actuator along the actuator s 1a t. Y

11. In a voting machine, the combination of a pluralit of single axis counters arranged consecutively in pairs in two parallel rows,

keys for said counters arranged in a single row between said rows of counters, said keys moving at right angles to the axes of said counters and the shafts of their actuators, an actuator for eachcounter and having a four way movement for driving and looking said counter, two oscillating shafts one for each row of counters, each shaft supporting and driving all the actuators of its row of counters, means for driving said oscillating shafts in unison, said means consisting of a single rack bar, connections between the even numbered keys and their actuators and counters on .one side of said row of keys, similar connections between the odd numbered keys and their counters on the other side of said row of keys, said even and odd numbered keys being shaped substantially alike, said connections comprising a pin and cam slot whereby the movement of the key transverse to the actuator shaft causes a movement of its actuator along the actuator shaft,-a single means for resetting and looking all of the keys in a row. i

12. In a voting machine, the combination of a pluralit of single axis counters arranged consecutive y inpairs in two parallel rows, keys for said counters arranged in a single row between said rows of counters, said keys moving at right angles to the axes of said counters and the shafts of their-actuators, an actuator for each counter and hav row of counters, means for driving said oscillating shafts in unison, said means consisting of a single rack bar, connections between the even numbered .keys and their actuators" and counters on one side of said row of keys, similar connections between the odd numbered keys and their counters on the other side of said row of keys, said even and odd numbered keys being shaped substantially alike, said connections comprising a pin and cam slot whereby the movement ofthe key transverse to the actuator shaft causes a movement of its actuator along the actuator shaft, a single means for resetting and lockin'g all of the keys in a row, said means comprising a sliding bar having cams thereon one for each key.

13. .In a voting machine, the combination of a pluralit of singleaxis counters arranged consecutive y in pairs in two parallel rows, keys for said counters arranged in a single row between said rows of counters, said keys moving at right angles to the axes of'said counters and the shafts of their actuators, an actuator for each counter and having a four way movement for driving and locking said counter, two oscillating shafts one for each row of counters, each shaft supporting and driving all the actuators "of its row of counters, connections between the even numbered keys and their actuators and counters on one side of said row of keys, similar connections between the odd num' bered keys and their counters on the other side of said rowof keys, said even and odd numbered keys being shaped substantially alike, said connections comprising a pin and a U-shaped traveler provided with a cam slot. wheneby the movement of the key transverse to the actuator shaft causes a movement of its actuator along the actuator shaft, a bar arallel to each actuator shaft supporting lilac connections between the keys andtheir actuators said traveler being perforated to embrace the supporting bar.

14. In a voting machine, the combination of a pluralit of single axis counters arranged consecutive y in pairs in two parallel rows, keys for said counters arranged in a single row between said rows of counters, said keys moving at right angles to the axes'of said counters and the shafts of their actuators, an actuator for each counter and having a four way movement for driving and locking said counter, two oscillating shafts one for each row of counters, each shaft supporting and driving all the actuators-of its row of 1 counters, means for driving said oscillating shafts in unison, connections between the 1' even numbered keys and their actuators and counters on one side of said-row of keys, similar Connections between the oddnumbered keys and their counters on the other .side of said row of keys, said even and odd numbered keys being shaped substantially alike, said connections comprising a pin and a U,-shaped traveler providedwith a cam slot whereby the movement of the key trans verse to the actuator shaft causes a moves ment of its actuator along the actuator shaft,

- a bar parallel'to each actuator shaft supfour way movement-for driving and locking said counter, two oscillating shafts one for each row of counters, each shaft'supporting and driving all the actuators of its row of counters, means for drlvlng said oscillating shafts in unison, said meansconsisting of a.

9 single, rack bar, connections between the even numbered keys and their actuators and counters on one side of said row ofkeys,

similar'connections.between the odd numbered keys and their counters on' the other side of said row of keys, said even and odd numbered keys 'being'shaped substantially alike, said connections comprising a'pin and cam slot whereby the movement of the key j transverse to the actuator shaft causes a movement of its actuator along the actuator shaft, a' bar arallel to eachactuator shaft supporting t e connections between th keys and their actuators. r 16. In a voting machine, the combination of a plurality of single axis counters arranged consecutive y row between said rows of counters, said keys movlng. 1n right angles to the axes of said counters and the shafts of their actuators,-an

actuator for each counter and'having a four Way movement for driving and lockingsaid counter, two oscillating, shafts one for each row of counters, each shaft supporting and driving all the actuators of its row of counters, means for driving said oscillating shafts in unison, said means consisting of a single,

rack bar, connections between the even numbered keysand their actuators and counters on one side of said row of keys, similar connections between the odd numbered keys and their counters onthe other side of said row of keys, said even and odd numbered keys being shaped substantially alike, said connections comprising a pin and cam slot whereby the movement of the key I in pairs in two parallel rows,. keys for said counters arranged in a single transverse to the actuator: shaft causes a movementof its actuator along the actuator shaft, a single means for resetting and locking all of the keys in'a row, a'bar parallel-to each actuator shaft supporting the connections between the keys and their actuators.

17. In a voting machine, the combination of a plurality of single axis counters arranged consecutively in pairs intwo parallel rows,

keys for said countersarran'ged in a single row between said rows .of counters, said.

keys. movingat right angles to the axes of sald counters and theshafts of-their actu' ators, an actuator for each counter and hav-' ing a. four way movement-for driving and locking said counter, two oscillatin shafts one for each rowof counters, eac shaft supporting anddriving all the actuators of its row of counters, means for driving said oscillating shafts in unison, said means consisting of a single rack barf connections between the even'numbered keys and'their actuators and counters on one side of said row of keys, similar connections between the odd numbered keys and their counters on'the other side of said row of keys, said even and odd numbered keys being shaped substantially .alike,-,said connections comprisinga pin and cam slot whereby the movement of the key transverse to the actuator shaft causes a movement of its actuator along theactuator shaft, a single means for resetting and looking all of the keysin. a row, said means. comprising a'slid- I 'mg bar havlng cams thereon one for-each key, a bar parallel, to each actuator shaft supporting the connections between the keys and their actuators.-

' 18. In a voting machine, the combination I of a plurality of single axis counters arranged consecutively in pairs intwo parallel rows,

keys for said counters arranged in aslngle row between said rows of counters, said keys moving at right angles to the axes 'of said counters. and the shafts of their actuators, anactuator for each counter andhaving a four'way movement for driving and locking said counter, two oscillating shafts one for each row of counters,'each shaft supporting and driving all the actuatorsof' its row of counters, means for driving said oscillatlng shafts in unison, said means consisting of a single rack bar, connections between the even numbered keys and their actuators and counters on one side of said row of keys,

similar connections between the odd numbered keys and their counters on the other side of said row of keys, said even and odd.

numbered keys being shaped substantially alike, said connections comprising means whereby the movementofthe key trans-- verse to the actuator shaft causes a movement of its actuator along the actuator shaft, a single means for resetting and locking all of the keys a row, saidresetting means being delayed in its-operation until after the of aplurality of single axis counters arranged oscillating movement of the counter actuaconsecutively in pairs in two parallel rows, torshafts has been completed. each of said counters having a units wheel 19. In a voting machine, the combination provided witha cylindrical surface with ten of a plurality of single arris counters arranged digits -marked thereon, said Wheel also havconsecutively 1n pairs in two parallel rows, ing a gear com osed'of ten driving and lockkeys for said counters-arranged in a single ing teeth, sai wheel being also provided row betweensaid rows of counters, said keys with an annular groove between said gear moving'at right angles to the axes of said and said cylindrical surface, keys for said- 10 counters and the shafts of their actuators,, counters arranged in a single row between an actuator for each counter and having a said rows of counters, said keys moving at four way movement for dr ving and locking right angles to the axis of saicl'counters and said counter, two oscillatingshafts one for t efshafts of their actuators, an actuator for each row of counters," each shaft supporting. each counter and having a four way move- 5 anddriving all the actuators of its .row of ment for driving and locking said counter, I counters, means forzdriv ng said oscillating two 'oscillating shafts one for each row of.

shafts in unison, said 'meansconsistingof a counters, ,each shaft being connected to and vsingle rack 'bar, connections between the driving all the actuators of its-row of "co un- GVBH numbered keys and their actuators and tore, connections between the even numbered 20 counters on one side of saidrow of keys, keys and their; actuators and counters on similar connections between the odd-,num- 'one' side ofsaid'row of keys, similar connec- 'beredkeys and theircounters on the-other. tions'between-the odd numbered keys and side of said now of keys,-said e'venand odd their counters. on the other side of said row numbered. keys being shaped substantially ofkeys, said even and" odd numbered keys 5 alike,- said connections consisting of a U being, shaped-substantially a1ike,"-said con- ,shaped piece having a cam sha ed slot cut nectlons comprising a pin and cam slot therein, whi'chslot is engaged y a pin on whereby the movement of the-key trans-' the voting key, said connections also havmg verse'to the actuator shaft causes a movea fork engaging an annular groove in the .mentof its actuator along the actuator shaft.

an actuator, controlling the ldngitudinal move-V In testimony of which, I, have hereunto ment of said actuator but leaving said actu-' set my hand and seal, in the presence of two ator free for oscillating movement, a'sta-* witnesses.

tionary'bar on each side of the row of keys, FRANK KEIPER. [L. s.] said bar supporting the said connections-of Witnesses: 35 the actuators adjacent thereto. OHARLEsEDELMAN, v

' 20.. In a voting machine, the combination I WILIII M T. ROGERS. 

